1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:06,800 Found within my soul, Holy Ghost. 2 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:16,800 Found in my ports, Holy Ghost, you and I were in the world, 3 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:30,320 Holy Ghost. Found within my soul, Holy 4 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:38,560 Ghost. Fire in my bones, Holy Ghost. 5 00:00:40,480 --> 00:00:44,720 The power in my life, Holy Ghost. 6 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:54,960 You and I will change the world, Holy Ghost. 7 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:11,680 Fire in my soul, Holy Ghost. Fire in my bones, Holy Ghost, 8 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:17,760 the power in my life. Holy Ghost. 9 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:27,720 You and I will change the world. Holy Ghost, Holy Holy Ghost, 10 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:40,160 fire in my soul. Oh Holy Ghost, fire in my bones. 11 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:47,760 Oh Holy Ghost, the fire in my life. 12 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:52,640 Holy Ghost, you and I will change the world. 13 00:01:54,800 --> 00:02:03,040 Holy Ghost. Holy Ghost, fire in my soul. 14 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:10,919 Oh Holy Ghost. Fire in my boss. 15 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:18,640 Oh Holy Ghost, the power in my life. 16 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:23,840 Holy Ghost, you and I will change the world. 17 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:31,560 Holy Ghost, Holy Ghost, Holy Ghost, you and I will change the 18 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,320 world. You and I. 19 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:42,800 You and I will change the world. Holy Ghost, Holy Ghost, you and 20 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:48,960 I will change the world, you and I. 21 00:03:01,920 --> 00:03:20,600 Lied within my soul. The fire in the soul, Holy 22 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:24,440 Ghost. You and I will change the world, 23 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:48,640 oh Holy Ghost. Oh, holy go, the power in my 24 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:53,800 life. Holy go, you and I will change 25 00:03:54,120 --> 00:04:01,680 the world. Holy go, we'll change the world. 26 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:26,360 Holy go, we'll change the world. Change the world Light within my 27 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:45,880 soul, the fire, Holy Ghost. Holy Ghost. 28 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:54,040 You will not what change the world, Holy Ghost. 29 00:04:55,640 --> 00:05:01,760 You will not what change the world, Holy Ghost. 30 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:17,760 Light within my soul. Holy go fire in my voice. 31 00:05:19,280 --> 00:05:26,520 Holy voice you will not will change the world. 32 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:35,440 Amen, God. Bless you youth squad, as this 33 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:39,680 Gentry, I want us to prepare our mind and our hearts as we see 34 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:43,400 from the Lord. And the vessel that today, this 35 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:47,600 morning, the Lord has prepared is no other person that our own 36 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:59,880 elder Ada connects about Nancy. Praise the Lord, Hallelujah. 37 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:02,840 I just want you to stay. Just be on your feet. 38 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,880 Just be on your feet. Be on your feet. 39 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:11,080 Bare your feet. Begin to speak to the Holy 40 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:14,280 Spirit. Begin to speak to the Holy 41 00:06:14,280 --> 00:06:17,560 Spirit. Begin to speak to the Holy 42 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:18,920 Spirit. Begin. 43 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:20,760 To speak to the Holy. Spirit. 44 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:18,160 None. Father, we thank you for your 45 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:19,600 presence in our means this morning. 46 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:25,760 We cannot thank you enough. You are so gracious, so 47 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,120 merciful. We thank you for this 48 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:34,800 opportunity and we pray the Lord God you will deliver to the 49 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:36,920 glory of your name. Amen. 50 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:42,080 This morning we thank God for the opportunity given us. 51 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:52,000 I also want to thank the District pastor, the Presbytery, 52 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:57,040 or the executive of the district, my presiding order for 53 00:07:57,040 --> 00:08:00,560 this golden opportunity. I really appreciate it. 54 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:07,080 God bless you this morning. I want us to prepare our hearts 55 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:17,040 and work with God this morning. Turn your left, your right, and 56 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:18,320 tell your brother or your sister. 57 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:22,360 Prepare your hearts to work with God this morning. 58 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:28,680 Prepare your hearts to work with God this morning. 59 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:34,799 All right. So this morning it is a 60 00:08:34,799 --> 00:08:42,200 privilege that God want to use me to pass through his message 61 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:44,480 to you. And the message that God has 62 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:49,800 given to me this morning to share with you is that the 63 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:55,440 identity of the only child of God, In other words, the 64 00:08:55,520 --> 00:09:02,880 identity of a Christian or a believer, I take it again, the 65 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:10,480 identity of the unleashed child of God or the identity of a 66 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:14,960 Christian or a believer. Hallelujah this morning. 67 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:18,800 This is a gospel sending. And when you talk about gospel 68 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:21,440 sending, it's about Jesus Christ, it's about the good 69 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:24,560 gospel, it's about the news, it's about Jesus Christ, it's 70 00:09:24,560 --> 00:09:26,760 about the sacrifice that he has done for us. 71 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:29,480 It's about the mission of Jesus Christ on this earth. 72 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:34,360 But this morning I want us to to in our mind to something that is 73 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:39,240 very, very important. So I want you to understand your 74 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:42,240 identity as a Christian this morning. 75 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:45,200 If I may ask you, what is your identity? 76 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:52,320 What is your identity? I don't want to define identity 77 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:55,400 from any this scenario or whatever. 78 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:00,160 That is not the mission I want us to know this morning. 79 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:08,080 But when I what I want us to know is the Christian context of 80 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:10,960 identity. So in my definition I said 81 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:15,600 identity is who you are in relationship to God. 82 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:24,680 An identity of a believer is who you are in relationship to God. 83 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:30,720 It is not about your job, it is not about your social status, it 84 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:34,560 is not about your past mistakes, and it is not about your 85 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:37,440 personal achievement, Hallelujah. 86 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:41,120 But it is about your relationship with God. 87 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:44,560 Amen. So this morning I just want you 88 00:10:44,560 --> 00:10:48,760 to pay very much attention to what God wants to tell you this 89 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:51,240 morning, that you have an identity. 90 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:56,200 Once you accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, 91 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:00,000 an identity has been given unto you. 92 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:03,480 And that identity is what I want you to know this morning. 93 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:17,080 So please kindly work with me. So if I say an identity, the 94 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:26,520 Bible teaches that knowing your true identity, knowing your true 95 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:34,080 identity begins with the understanding that God created 96 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:37,320 you on purpose. Hallelujah. 97 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:43,240 Knowing your identity, your true identity, begins with 98 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:47,360 understanding that God created you on purpose and true faith in 99 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:51,800 Christ. You are made new and then you 100 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:54,400 are called to serve Him alone. Hallelujah. 101 00:11:56,040 --> 00:12:02,320 I take it again, the Bible is saying that when you get to know 102 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:12,600 your true identity, your true identity, that begins with the 103 00:12:12,680 --> 00:12:17,680 understanding that God created you on purpose and true faith in 104 00:12:17,680 --> 00:12:22,200 Jesus, you are made, knew and called to live for him. 105 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:27,240 So what is your true identity or what is your, what is Christian 106 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:30,680 identity? The number one identity you need 107 00:12:30,680 --> 00:12:34,600 to know is that you have been created by God. 108 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:40,880 Hallelujah, you and I, we are created by God. 109 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:48,920 In fact, every human being is made or is created in the image 110 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:52,280 of God. So therefore, as you are a human 111 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:55,720 being, you are also created. You are part of that creation 112 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:59,640 and that one is natural. It's for everyone. 113 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:03,240 We are created in the image of God. 114 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:08,560 This means that we have an inherent dignity and value. 115 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:16,600 Amen. We have inherent dignity, value, 116 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:22,280 and wealth not because of what we do, but because of who made 117 00:13:22,280 --> 00:13:23,880 us. Hallelujah. 118 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:29,440 So you and I have been created in the image of God. 119 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:37,240 No matter your color, no matter the trap you are coming from, no 120 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:41,160 matter your white color, your black color, your red color, 121 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:47,000 whatever color you are, God created every mankind in his own 122 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:51,280 image and we are all one. Hallelujah. 123 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:55,640 So we have been created to reflect God nature in unique 124 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:57,920 ways. Our ability to think, love, 125 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:01,960 create and choose right and wrong and be in relationships. 126 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:06,400 Hallelujah. So God created us with a purpose 127 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:13,000 we have to think like God, the ability to think and to love, 128 00:14:13,640 --> 00:14:15,320 and then to choose right and wrong. 129 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:19,800 Amen. So when we are able to exhibit 130 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:27,800 all this, it means God's creation is really portraying 131 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:29,720 who He is. Hallelujah. 132 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,240 So the application is that you are not an accident. 133 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:41,360 You matter deeply to God. You have worked because you bear 134 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:44,920 His image. So you sitting there, you have 135 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:47,360 been created in a very special way. 136 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:51,560 You are not just an ordinary person, but you bear the image 137 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:53,000 of God. Hallelujah. 138 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:57,560 So number one, we are created in the image of God. 139 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:02,320 That is #1 identity. Another point I want you to know 140 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:07,440 is that once you accepted Christ as your personal Lord and 141 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:15,480 Savior, you have received a new creation. 142 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:21,080 You have been given a new creation, Hallelujah. 143 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:29,800 So all mankind has been created in the image of God, but it is 144 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:33,000 not everyone that received this new creation. 145 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:35,960 This new creation is in Jesus Christ. 146 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:38,880 So when you receive Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, 147 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:43,600 you became a savior. You became a new creation. 148 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:53,360 So let's read a book of the book of Second Corinthians, chapter 149 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:57,720 5, verse 17. Therefore, if anyone is in 150 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:05,200 Christ, the new life or the new creation has come, the old has 151 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:09,640 gone, the new is here. So when you put your when you 152 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:13,080 put your faith in Christ or Jesus, you are spiritually 153 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:16,200 reborn. Hallelujah. 154 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:19,880 When you put your faith or when you accept Jesus Christ as your 155 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:23,360 personal Lord and Savior, you are spiritually reborn. 156 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:27,080 You are not in your own or your own nature. 157 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:33,320 We've agreed that we are all created in the image of God. 158 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:36,760 But those who believe, all those who accepted Jesus Christ has 159 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:40,880 been given a new life. You and I, we have been given a 160 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:48,040 new life and a new identity. The identity that we receive is 161 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:54,560 a new creation that tells you that you have a what you call 162 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:59,800 you when you are set price, you have a new life. 163 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:03,880 Hallelujah. So your own identity defined by 164 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:10,920 sin, shame, brokenness or whatever, OK, your own identity, 165 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:15,560 what you used to be, who you used to be, the normal nature 166 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:25,960 you used to be, that identity is now being replaced in Christ. 167 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:33,840 Your own nature has been replaced in Christ. 168 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:39,440 So this means you have a new purpose, a new direction in 169 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:42,960 life. So when you receive this new 170 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:47,000 creation or this new life, your life changes. 171 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:49,280 You're no more the old person they used to know. 172 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:53,480 You're no more the person that everybody know to be a howlot on 173 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:55,600 the street. You're no, you're no more the 174 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:59,800 person that people can point fingers and say that this person 175 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:04,840 is just something. This person don't fit society. 176 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:08,720 So when you accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and 177 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:13,960 Savior, you have a new heart, a new purpose and a new direction 178 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,720 in life. So what you have to do is you 179 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:22,640 must put your past things or your past things does not define 180 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:25,200 you in Christ. You are a brand new. 181 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:28,840 I want you to know that you are a brand new. 182 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:32,880 God has made you a brand new. That is your identity. 183 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:39,880 Hallelujah. So you have an identity through 184 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:44,440 Jesus Christ our Savior. So when you accept Christ as 185 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:48,080 your personal Lord and Savior, the old is gone and the new is 186 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:51,160 here. And you and I this morning, we 187 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:57,760 are, we are what we are new creation. 188 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:02,320 The old life is gone. We have a new life in Christ. 189 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:12,320 So another point I want you to know, or another feature of a 190 00:19:12,360 --> 00:19:20,920 Christian identity is that you become a child of God. 191 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:25,520 That is another identity of a Christian or a believer. 192 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:29,720 You become a child of God, Hallelujah. 193 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:33,680 Let's read the book of John, chapter one, verse 13, verse 194 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:39,320 chapter one, verse 12. He says that yet to all who did 195 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:45,760 receive him, yet to all who did receive him, to those who 196 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:50,160 believes in his name, he gains, he gains the right to become 197 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:52,800 children of God. Hallelujah. 198 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:57,520 So true faith in Jesus Christ. Believers are adapted into the 199 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:01,600 family of God. So that is an identity that you 200 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:05,040 have. Amen. 201 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:09,560 I can't hear you. I thought you say it better than 202 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:13,960 that because you've been a child of God. 203 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:18,320 You've been a child of God. It's a privilege. 204 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:20,760 You know, Let's let me tell you something. 205 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:25,560 What you have today, there are so many. 206 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:32,480 People who are just wishing to be like you or to have the kind 207 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:37,920 of freedom to have the kind of life that you have, but they 208 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:39,760 cannot, they cannot feed themselves. 209 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:45,120 And it is very difficult for them to even have Christ because 210 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:49,200 of how Satan actually catch them. 211 00:20:49,920 --> 00:20:55,280 But you and I, we must be thankful to God that an 212 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:58,560 opportunity has been given to us to become children of God. 213 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:04,200 So when you read Romans chapter 8 verse 15 to 17, you can write 214 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:08,480 it down when you get to Romans chapter 8 verse 15 to 17, and 215 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:10,320 then Galatians chapter 4 verse 7. 216 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:20,400 So we are not just followers or servants, we are sons and 217 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:26,400 daughters of the living God. Hallelujah, once you accept 218 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:30,720 Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you are not just 219 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:38,480 follower or a servant, but sons and daughters of our living 220 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:43,720 Jesus Christ, Amen. So you are not alone. 221 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:51,400 You belong to the family of God. He is your Father and you are 222 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:54,720 his Son, Amen. Is it not a privilege? 223 00:21:56,680 --> 00:22:02,360 The Creator of everything calling you his son or his 224 00:22:02,360 --> 00:22:05,680 daughter is a privilege. And you can only get this when 225 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:08,760 you accept Jesus Christ. It is Jesus Christ that will 226 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:11,400 give you this identity, Hallelujah. 227 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:16,640 It is only Jesus Christ that you can accord this identity, that 228 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:20,840 you can what you you become a child of God, Amen. 229 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:32,480 So number one, I said that identity as a believer, you have 230 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:37,680 been created in the image of God and then you have been given a 231 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:45,320 new life and then you became or you, you, you are now a child of 232 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:48,120 God. Hallelujah. 233 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:55,480 And the next one is that you are the temple of the Holy Spirit. 234 00:22:57,640 --> 00:22:59,800 You are the temple of the Holy Spirit. 235 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:03,120 Please stand and tell your neighbor you are the temple of 236 00:23:03,120 --> 00:23:07,960 the Holy Spirit. You are the temple of the Holy 237 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:11,600 Spirit. When we read the book of First 238 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:16,280 Corinthians chapter 6 verse 19 to 26, that do you not know that 239 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:20,800 your bodies are the temples of the Holy Spirit Who is in you? 240 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:29,360 Can you please project our side? Do you not know that your bodies 241 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:33,680 are temples of the Holy Spirit who is you, whom you have 242 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:37,760 received from God? You are not your own Hallelujah. 243 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:41,960 So when you become or when you you, you accept Jesus Christ. 244 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:48,600 The new identity that has been given to you has given you the 245 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:53,840 opportunity to pair or to accommodate the Holy Spirit. 246 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,960 The Bible says that when you accept Christ as your personal 247 00:23:56,960 --> 00:24:00,960 Lord and Savior, the Holy Spirit comes to stay in you and 248 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:03,440 therefore you must make room for the Holy Spirit to dwell in you. 249 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:09,480 Hallelujah, your body and life now belongs to God and and that 250 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:11,240 is a sacred place for God to live. 251 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:16,320 So you must live a holy life. You must live a holy life, a 252 00:24:16,360 --> 00:24:20,280 life that will make the Holy Spirit comfortable. 253 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:23,160 You know, the Bible said that without the Holy Spirit, 254 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:27,880 believers are nothing. Without the Holy Spirit, we are 255 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:30,560 nothing. We cannot fulfill the promise of 256 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:33,240 God unless the Holy Spirit is in US. 257 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:37,400 Unless we are able to to realize the importance of the Holy 258 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:41,440 Spirit, we are nothing. So therefore, when we accept 259 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:44,760 Christ as our Lord and personal Savior, the Holy Spirit comes to 260 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:48,880 stay in US, He dwells in US. And then it is the Holy Spirit 261 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:51,880 that will help us to grow. It is the Holy Spirit that will 262 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:54,520 help us to resist sin, Hallelujah. 263 00:24:56,680 --> 00:25:00,200 And it is the Holy Spirit that will help us to reflect our Lord 264 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:04,840 Jesus Christ. So this morning I want you to 265 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:07,720 look at yourself. Look at your Christian life. 266 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:11,920 Is the Holy Spirit to you? Do you have the Holy Spirit to 267 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:14,560 you? I want to believe that as a 268 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:17,680 believer today, you have the Holy Spirit within yourself. 269 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:22,880 And I want you to know that the Holy Spirit will help you to 270 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:24,680 grow. It is the Holy Spirit that will 271 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:27,720 help you to resist sin, and it is the Holy Spirit that will 272 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:31,320 help you to always reflect the goodness, the goodness of Jesus 273 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:32,440 Christ. Hallelujah. 274 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:37,360 So that is another identity of a believer. 275 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:43,520 When you are a believer, that identity has been given to you, 276 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:50,720 Hallelujah. So I want you to know that when 277 00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:54,440 the Holy Spirit is in you, you are not powerless. 278 00:25:56,360 --> 00:26:01,360 God lives in you. Therefore, what do you feel when 279 00:26:01,360 --> 00:26:05,200 the Holy Spirit is in you? When God himself is dwelling 280 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:10,040 within yourself, within you, What can go against you? 281 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:12,720 It means you are not just a mere Christian. 282 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:16,800 You are not just a mere follower, You have all the 283 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:20,120 powers because the Holy Spirit have all the God has given us. 284 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:23,960 See, when the Holy Spirit comes, we could do everything possible. 285 00:26:24,360 --> 00:26:30,200 What's our minds or these are things that we cannot do. 286 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:34,280 When the Holy Spirit comes, it becomes possible. 287 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:38,640 So this morning I want you to give yourself, open yourself up 288 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:40,200 so that the Holy Spirit will dwell in you. 289 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:43,120 Amen. So another point I want us to 290 00:26:43,120 --> 00:26:49,000 know is that 01 of the identities of a believer or a 291 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:56,480 Christian is that we are ambassadors of Jesus Christ. 292 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:00,840 Please turn and tell your neighbor, I am an ambassador of 293 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:06,040 Jesus Christ. I am an ambassador of Jesus 294 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:08,480 Christ. Let's read the book of 295 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:11,520 Corinthians, Second Corinthians chapter 5, verse 20. 296 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:16,680 Please project it for me. We are therefore Christ's 297 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:21,280 ambassadors as though please count your prejudice. 298 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:26,760 We are therefore Christ's ambassadors as though God were 299 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:31,920 making his appeal to us. We employ you on Christ's 300 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:34,400 behalf. Be reconciled to God. 301 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:37,680 Hallelujah. So when you become or when you, 302 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:41,840 when you accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and personal Savior, 303 00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:48,480 you become this ambassador. And we all know the works of an 304 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:50,920 ambassador. So a simple means that we 305 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:56,200 represent Christ on this world. We are the representatives of 306 00:27:56,200 --> 00:28:00,600 Christ on this world. And what must we do? 307 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:06,800 What was the identity of Christ? What was the identity of Christ? 308 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:12,600 Love, faithfulness, honest gentleness. 309 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:20,200 So you and I, as an ambassadors of Christ, we must possess all 310 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:21,880 this because we are the representatives. 311 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:25,280 Jesus is no more here. We, you and I, we are the 312 00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:28,080 representatives of him. And therefore whatever Jesus 313 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:32,960 Christ was possessed or what Jesus Christ is meant to be, we 314 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,760 are supposed to be like that. Amen. 315 00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:42,720 So I want you to know that you accepting Jesus Christ did not 316 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:45,640 end there, but you need to, you need to defend Jesus. 317 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:50,200 You see, you are just like an ambassador, OK? 318 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:55,560 You know, ambassador speaks on behalf of their countries and 319 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:59,680 they defend no matter what. They defend their countries 320 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:06,240 because that is the reason why they put them there, OK. 321 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:11,440 When you see an ambassador, he represents that particular 322 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:14,760 country. So you and I, we are the 323 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:16,480 representatives of Christ on this earth. 324 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:20,840 We are called to share God's love, truth, and forgiveness 325 00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:27,680 with others. OK, so your life has a purpose. 326 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:35,320 Your life have a purpose. You must live a different life. 327 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:39,120 Don't follow the don't. Don't just follow everything 328 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:42,040 that you see. You are a different person. 329 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:47,560 You have an identity. Hello. 330 00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:52,000 I said what? You have an identity. 331 00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:54,200 You are not just an ordinary person. 332 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:56,840 So your life must be different from any other person. 333 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:07,880 You should not join those who want to bring down people, those 334 00:30:07,880 --> 00:30:15,080 who don't really want to do good, OK? 335 00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:18,920 When you are such a person, you are not an ambassador of Christ. 336 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:27,600 So I want you to know this morning that the identity that 337 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:31,000 you have as a believer, you must protect it. 338 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:36,840 You must make sure you live by it, live through that that true 339 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:41,080 live through that identity. Make sure that identity is being 340 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:43,960 reflected in your life. Don't live a hypocritical life. 341 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:50,000 Don't live a hypocritical life. One thing about me is that me, I 342 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:52,600 speak my mind. I don't know how to be a 343 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:56,960 hypocrite. When I see the thing I talk at 344 00:30:56,960 --> 00:30:58,760 the end of the day, I've set my mind. 345 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:04,480 I cannot say what is right and turn and turn back and say oh 346 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:07,800 this is wrong, or try to. You must. 347 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:10,400 Your one must be one. Your two must be two. 348 00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:15,000 Your everything must represent Christ. 349 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:21,280 Hallelujah. So as believers, as an 350 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:26,560 ambassadors of Christ, our truth identity is to represent Christ 351 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:30,240 everywhere we find ourselves. Hallelujah. 352 00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:41,080 And another identity of a believer is that when you accept 353 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:47,720 Christ, this is what I love so much, you become a citizen of 354 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:49,160 heaven. Hallelujah. 355 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:51,840 Please stand and tell. Just tell your neighbor, I am a 356 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:57,040 citizen of heaven. I am a citizen of heaven. 357 00:31:57,920 --> 00:31:59,520 I am not just an ordinary person. 358 00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:03,840 So just imagine, you see heaven, we all know heaven. 359 00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:08,440 So if you call yourself all, if an identity has been given to 360 00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:14,120 you to be part of heaven, what a privilege, what a privilege. 361 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:17,640 My brothers and sisters, you, you don't need to lose this 362 00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:20,360 identity. You don't need to lose this 363 00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:22,520 identity. Amen. 364 00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:25,280 So let's read the book of Philippians, chapter 3, verse 365 00:32:25,280 --> 00:32:29,480 20. He says that but your citizen is 366 00:32:29,480 --> 00:32:35,280 in heaven and we are eagerly awaiting or awaits a Saviour 367 00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:37,640 from there, the Lord Jesus Christ. 368 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:40,040 So you and I, this is not where we belong. 369 00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:45,560 Hello, this is not where we belongs. 370 00:32:46,360 --> 00:32:51,040 This earth do not belongs to us. We are just passing by. 371 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:58,200 Amen. We are just passing by our truth 372 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:04,640 or our dwelling place is heaven. Even though we live on earth, 373 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:09,520 our true home is in heaven. You see this earthly things that 374 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:11,640 we are seeing. Everything is temporal. 375 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:15,080 Everything you are seeing is temporal. 376 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:20,560 You don't need to be worried about whatever that is just 377 00:33:20,560 --> 00:33:30,480 going around you. You have the power, the identity 378 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:34,800 is being given to you to be part of the heaven citizen. 379 00:33:35,040 --> 00:33:37,880 So you don't need to be worried why you don't have money today. 380 00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:40,280 That is not the end. You see the Bible is saying that 381 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:44,760 struggle or suffering is part of our what our expect of our our 382 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:48,960 worship. So when you are a believer and 383 00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:52,840 you are going through challenges, it doesn't mean God 384 00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:57,960 is not with you. Don't forget you are a citizen 385 00:33:58,080 --> 00:34:04,640 of heaven. So whatever you do, your values, 386 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:11,960 priorities and everything you do, everything must align with 387 00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:22,239 heaven, not just this world. Hallelujah, Because this world I 388 00:34:22,239 --> 00:34:26,679 will live is full of troubles. We don't have any future here. 389 00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:32,120 We do not have any future here. Our future is in heaven with 390 00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:35,840 God, Hallelujah. So whether you have money or you 391 00:34:35,840 --> 00:34:38,880 don't have money, whether people love you or they don't love you, 392 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:44,440 Amen. You are a citizen of heaven and 393 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:48,920 therefore you must always have this joy and you must always 394 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:52,360 have this joy. So you have an identity, You 395 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:57,640 have an identity, Hallelujah. So another point I want you, I 396 00:34:57,640 --> 00:35:04,520 want us to know is that 01 of the futures of a believer is 397 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:09,480 that we are victorious. Tell your neighbor I am a 398 00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:13,000 Victoria. I'm a, I'm a I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm 399 00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:17,640 victorious. I have victory over everything. 400 00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:21,720 Please, I can't hear you. Tell your neighbor I have 401 00:35:21,720 --> 00:35:27,240 victory over everything. So you are victorious in Christ. 402 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:32,320 We are victorious in Christ. So let's look at the book of 403 00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:38,440 Romans chapter 8, verse 37, Romans chapter 8, verse 37, it 404 00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:41,840 says that no, in all these things we are more than 405 00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:44,160 conquerors through him who loves us. 406 00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:49,320 Hallelujah. So as I said earlier on, when 407 00:35:49,320 --> 00:35:52,720 you are going through the challenges, the difficulties, 408 00:35:53,280 --> 00:36:02,280 the trauma of this world, don't make disturb in Christ, we are 409 00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:05,120 victorious. There is another award waiting 410 00:36:05,120 --> 00:36:09,160 for you, Hallelujah. We can never be failures. 411 00:36:10,080 --> 00:36:14,320 It is only when you do not recognize your truth identity. 412 00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:17,840 And I am telling you that these are the truth identity of you 413 00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:20,000 sitting here. You are not just an ordinary 414 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:24,760 person, Hallelujah. So you are victorious in Christ. 415 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:28,480 So through Jesus Christ, believers are not defeated by 416 00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:31,600 sin, fear, or spiritual darkness. 417 00:36:32,720 --> 00:36:36,240 They are victorious because Jesus has already conquered 418 00:36:36,240 --> 00:36:38,360 death and evil. Hallelujah. 419 00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:44,240 So this victory give us or this victory give, we believe us the 420 00:36:44,240 --> 00:36:49,080 strength, the strength, the peace and the confidence even in 421 00:36:49,080 --> 00:36:52,600 struggles. As I said, this victory of our 422 00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:59,160 Lord Jesus Christ give us a strength, the peace even in our 423 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:01,480 troubles. So you don't need to be bothered 424 00:37:01,640 --> 00:37:04,520 about anything. You are victorious. 425 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:07,280 Heaven is waiting for you. Amen. 426 00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:13,040 So you are not a victim of life in Christ. 427 00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:15,320 You walk even when challenges comes. 428 00:37:15,720 --> 00:37:20,600 So take note, even in Christ there are challenges. 429 00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:25,360 So when you are walking through the challenges, know that Christ 430 00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:30,080 has already paid all Christ has conquer everything for you. 431 00:37:31,080 --> 00:37:34,440 Amen. So this identity is not 432 00:37:37,240 --> 00:37:42,560 Hallelujah. This identity is not end by 433 00:37:42,560 --> 00:37:49,760 being too good enough. The identities of you sitting 434 00:37:49,760 --> 00:37:55,040 here as a believer, it's not been end, but the good things 435 00:37:55,040 --> 00:38:02,200 you are doing no, it is received by grace, true faith, Amen. 436 00:38:03,320 --> 00:38:08,440 These identities that has been given to you, it's not because 437 00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:11,800 of your good things or whatever your wealth or by it is. 438 00:38:12,240 --> 00:38:16,360 It is true grace, our Lord Jesus Christ, that you have these 439 00:38:16,680 --> 00:38:18,200 privileges. Amen. 440 00:38:18,440 --> 00:38:22,840 So living in this identity means that living in your identity as 441 00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:26,720 a Christian, it's not just knowing who you are in theory. 442 00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:36,200 Hello. It is not just knowing who you 443 00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:38,960 are in theory, but you are working in it. 444 00:38:40,520 --> 00:38:44,640 You walk, you walk it out in your daily life. 445 00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:48,560 It is an ongoing genre of transformation shaped by the 446 00:38:48,560 --> 00:38:52,680 truth of God's Word and empowered by the Holy Spirit. 447 00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:56,240 Amen. Amen. 448 00:38:57,120 --> 00:39:04,600 So I said that an identity of a believer as you and I are seated 449 00:39:04,600 --> 00:39:09,360 here. One is that we have been created 450 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:14,560 in the image of God and through Jesus Christ we've been given a 451 00:39:14,560 --> 00:39:25,240 new life, Hallelujah, and and after the new life we've been 452 00:39:25,240 --> 00:39:30,080 made children of God. And then after becoming children 453 00:39:30,080 --> 00:39:35,360 of God, we are the temples of the Holy Spirit. 454 00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:43,680 And then after that we become the bearers of Christ, which is 455 00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:48,480 we are an ambassadors of Christ. And then we are victorious. 456 00:39:49,960 --> 00:39:56,280 We are citizens of heaven. So my question is that how can 457 00:39:56,280 --> 00:40:01,160 we protect these identities as a believer? 458 00:40:02,120 --> 00:40:06,680 Now I have I've walked you through your real identity. 459 00:40:07,560 --> 00:40:10,800 Now I want you to ask yourself, how can how can you walk through 460 00:40:10,800 --> 00:40:15,920 these identities? Hello, that is your truth 461 00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:18,440 identity. I want you to know that this 462 00:40:18,440 --> 00:40:22,600 identity you must work through, how can you protect it? 463 00:40:23,160 --> 00:40:25,440 If you are given this opportunity, how can you protect 464 00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:26,960 it? So we are looking at ways to 465 00:40:26,960 --> 00:40:30,520 live in your Christian identity. So number one, I'm saying that 466 00:40:30,880 --> 00:40:34,440 renewing your mind with God, Amen. 467 00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:43,000 In order for you to walk through this this identity or to work in 468 00:40:43,040 --> 00:40:45,880 this identity, you must renew your mind. 469 00:40:47,640 --> 00:40:54,400 So the book of Romans chapter 12 verse 2 says that do not confirm 470 00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:58,520 or conform to the patterns of this world, but be transformed 471 00:40:58,520 --> 00:41:02,320 by the renewing of your mind. Hallelujah. 472 00:41:02,680 --> 00:41:08,800 So in order for you to be to walk through this identity, I 473 00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:12,640 have all the privileges in it. You must renew your mind. 474 00:41:14,840 --> 00:41:19,320 This The world's constantly try to shape our identity based on 475 00:41:19,320 --> 00:41:23,480 appearance, success, popularity and past failures. 476 00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:27,240 It is true. It is true. 477 00:41:30,800 --> 00:41:34,680 That is how the world define us. It's about who has money. 478 00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:41,280 It's about who is beautiful. It's about who was having money 479 00:41:41,280 --> 00:41:44,920 by now he doesn't have money. It's about a decision that you 480 00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:50,400 were you took and you fail. That is how the world. 481 00:41:51,720 --> 00:41:55,280 But this morning I want you to know that when you have a renew 482 00:41:55,280 --> 00:42:02,000 man of God, God truth must become the lens through which we 483 00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:06,800 view ourselves and others. So these things, you must not 484 00:42:06,800 --> 00:42:13,280 see them to be problems, OK? Don't see this to be a problems 485 00:42:13,640 --> 00:42:16,320 or to be a problem. You must. 486 00:42:17,640 --> 00:42:20,880 God's truth must become the lens. 487 00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:27,760 Listen, God, truth must become the lens through which we view 488 00:42:27,760 --> 00:42:30,480 ourselves and others. Amen. 489 00:42:31,240 --> 00:42:35,160 So this happened by reading, studying and meditating on the 490 00:42:35,160 --> 00:42:41,440 scripture allowing its hello. There is something here that 491 00:42:42,000 --> 00:42:48,200 when I was just preparing myself, I, I got to this place 492 00:42:48,200 --> 00:42:57,080 of asulai is so enticing. It says that allowing it to 493 00:42:57,120 --> 00:43:01,920 rewire. Hello, allowing you to rewire 494 00:43:01,920 --> 00:43:05,560 how you think and what you believe. 495 00:43:06,320 --> 00:43:12,800 So I want you to allow the Holy Spirit, when you renew your 496 00:43:12,800 --> 00:43:18,920 minds, allow the Holy Spirit to rewire, rewire. 497 00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:21,760 It means there was disconnection somewhere. 498 00:43:22,320 --> 00:43:27,480 So when you allow the Holy Spirit, you will rewire you to 499 00:43:27,560 --> 00:43:36,280 think and to think about what is going around this world and you 500 00:43:36,280 --> 00:43:38,240 make good decisions. Hallelujah. 501 00:43:39,520 --> 00:43:44,960 So another point is that you need to work in obedience. 502 00:43:45,480 --> 00:43:49,200 You must work in obedience in other to protect the identity 503 00:43:49,200 --> 00:43:52,880 that God has given to you. So when we read the book of John 504 00:43:52,880 --> 00:43:56,120 chapter 14, verse 15 says that if you love me, keep my 505 00:43:56,120 --> 00:43:59,080 commandments. Your identity in Christ cause 506 00:43:59,080 --> 00:44:02,440 you to live differently, not to end God's love. 507 00:44:02,800 --> 00:44:08,040 Listen to not to end God's love, but as a response to it. 508 00:44:10,200 --> 00:44:14,080 So you must do what you're supposed to do. 509 00:44:14,960 --> 00:44:20,080 You must obey the instructions that God is given to us. 510 00:44:21,160 --> 00:44:25,280 This means that our daily decision, this means making 511 00:44:25,280 --> 00:44:29,160 daily decisions that reflects your new nature in Christ. 512 00:44:29,280 --> 00:44:32,000 So whatever decisions that you are making, you must make sure 513 00:44:32,000 --> 00:44:34,360 that it reflects Christ in your life. 514 00:44:36,480 --> 00:44:40,480 Amen. So obedience is a sign of trust. 515 00:44:40,720 --> 00:44:45,400 When you follow God ways you align with who he created you to 516 00:44:45,400 --> 00:44:50,680 be. OK, so we are saying that if you 517 00:44:50,680 --> 00:44:54,040 are going to work, if you, if you want to protect the identity 518 00:44:54,040 --> 00:44:56,680 that has been given to you, you must walk in obedience. 519 00:44:56,920 --> 00:44:59,960 And the Bible is saying that obedience is a sign of trust. 520 00:45:00,280 --> 00:45:06,000 When you follow God's ways, you aligned with who he created you 521 00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:09,160 to be. So when you accept Jesus Christ, 522 00:45:09,160 --> 00:45:12,080 you are no more yourself. You must walk in the ways of 523 00:45:12,080 --> 00:45:14,160 God. Your life must be different. 524 00:45:14,520 --> 00:45:19,320 People must see you and tell so many positive things about you, 525 00:45:19,360 --> 00:45:21,280 but not negative. Hallelujah. 526 00:45:27,760 --> 00:45:31,200 So another one time is good, but let me just finish. 527 00:45:31,800 --> 00:45:36,800 You must live together or you must live in a community. 528 00:45:37,040 --> 00:45:40,040 Hallelujah, you must live in a community. 529 00:45:40,360 --> 00:45:44,880 I remember one of the sermons of chairman, he says that there are 530 00:45:44,880 --> 00:45:47,840 people even believers who those who believe that they believe 531 00:45:47,960 --> 00:45:53,080 they are Christians, but they they, they, they, they, they, 532 00:45:53,400 --> 00:45:57,880 they will just wake up and make up their minds that after if I 533 00:45:57,880 --> 00:46:01,440 don't go to heaven, if I don't come to church, it doesn't mean 534 00:46:02,640 --> 00:46:06,320 God is not with me. But the sense Bible is saying 535 00:46:06,320 --> 00:46:14,120 that living in community will help you walk through the 536 00:46:14,160 --> 00:46:15,720 identity that God has been given to you. 537 00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:19,040 So let's read the book of first Corinthians chapter 12 verse 27. 538 00:46:20,880 --> 00:46:26,120 Now you are the body of Christ and each one of you is a part of 539 00:46:26,120 --> 00:46:27,360 it. Hallelujah. 540 00:46:28,120 --> 00:46:36,680 So many of us here, things that coming to church, even it's like 541 00:46:36,680 --> 00:46:38,280 a force, it's like someone is forced. 542 00:46:38,320 --> 00:46:42,880 If you don't come to church, somebody will say that you 543 00:46:42,880 --> 00:46:46,760 didn't come to church. No, I want you to understand 544 00:46:47,360 --> 00:46:51,160 that that mentality is wrong. The identity that has been given 545 00:46:51,160 --> 00:46:55,600 to you, if you are going to protect that identity, you need 546 00:46:55,600 --> 00:46:59,160 to be present in the House of God. 547 00:46:59,400 --> 00:47:01,720 Your presence in the House of God is very, very important. 548 00:47:01,960 --> 00:47:05,560 Christians are not, you know, we are not just solo journey or we 549 00:47:05,560 --> 00:47:10,120 are not a solo journey. Our identity includes being part 550 00:47:10,120 --> 00:47:13,320 of God's family and the God's family we are talking about is 551 00:47:13,320 --> 00:47:16,520 the church. The God's family we are talking 552 00:47:16,520 --> 00:47:20,840 about is the church. When you don't come to church, 553 00:47:21,520 --> 00:47:23,520 it means you're not part of God's family. 554 00:47:24,120 --> 00:47:30,040 So your identity includes being part of God's family. 555 00:47:31,600 --> 00:47:37,280 So the church community helps you stay accountable and use 556 00:47:37,280 --> 00:47:40,000 your God giving talent. When you don't come to church, 557 00:47:40,680 --> 00:47:45,320 you know each and everyone is giving talents and gifts. 558 00:47:45,880 --> 00:47:49,280 So when you don't come to church, how are you going to 559 00:47:49,280 --> 00:47:53,760 utilize those gifts? I know some of you can sing, 560 00:47:53,760 --> 00:47:56,000 some of you can even preach the gospel. 561 00:47:56,600 --> 00:47:58,760 You can teach. You can when you mount a 562 00:47:58,840 --> 00:48:03,120 platform. In fact, we all stand to salute 563 00:48:03,120 --> 00:48:07,360 your message, but you did not give yourself the opportunity to 564 00:48:07,360 --> 00:48:09,640 do that. Hallelujah. 565 00:48:09,960 --> 00:48:12,520 So this morning I want you to know that coming to church to 566 00:48:12,520 --> 00:48:18,600 learn the Word of God, to be in unity is part of ways to protect 567 00:48:18,600 --> 00:48:22,280 your identity. So you must always be part of 568 00:48:22,280 --> 00:48:25,400 the church Hallelujah. When there is an activities in 569 00:48:25,400 --> 00:48:29,400 the church, make sure you involve, make sure you 570 00:48:29,400 --> 00:48:34,480 participate fully in everything that we do in this church and 571 00:48:34,480 --> 00:48:38,440 therefore you will protect or you'll be able to walk to your 572 00:48:38,440 --> 00:48:40,360 identity that God has given to you. 573 00:48:45,240 --> 00:48:50,040 There are so many things that we can talk about, but let me put 574 00:48:50,040 --> 00:48:55,400 in this you must serve God with purpose. 575 00:48:58,480 --> 00:48:59,920 You have to serve God with purpose. 576 00:48:59,960 --> 00:49:01,360 You don't just come to church like that. 577 00:49:02,240 --> 00:49:04,520 You must serve God with a purpose. 578 00:49:06,240 --> 00:49:13,000 So your identity in Christ, your identity in Christ includes 579 00:49:13,000 --> 00:49:15,640 calling. You were created for purpose to 580 00:49:15,640 --> 00:49:19,960 serve God and others. So this does not always means a 581 00:49:19,960 --> 00:49:23,320 grand mission. It it can be as simple as loving 582 00:49:23,320 --> 00:49:26,920 your neighbor, encouraging friend, and using your skills 583 00:49:27,280 --> 00:49:31,240 for God's works. So when you have any talent, 584 00:49:31,360 --> 00:49:34,480 whatever you have that you think can help someone, please make 585 00:49:34,480 --> 00:49:38,000 sure you put it into use because that is a gift God has given to 586 00:49:38,000 --> 00:49:41,440 you. So when you are able to serve 587 00:49:43,720 --> 00:49:48,120 God with your talents, you are protecting or you are walking 588 00:49:48,120 --> 00:49:50,480 through your identity. Hallelujah. 589 00:49:50,920 --> 00:49:55,880 So and then another thing is resisting false identities and 590 00:49:55,880 --> 00:50:00,600 lies. I am, I am giving you the things 591 00:50:00,600 --> 00:50:03,040 that will help you to walk through your identities. 592 00:50:03,400 --> 00:50:09,800 So you must resist false identities and lies. 593 00:50:11,200 --> 00:50:14,720 So the thief comes. When we read the book of John 594 00:50:14,720 --> 00:50:18,080 chapter 10 verse 10, it says that the tea comes only to steal 595 00:50:18,080 --> 00:50:22,520 and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have 596 00:50:22,520 --> 00:50:25,240 life. The enemy tries to rob you of 597 00:50:25,240 --> 00:50:28,120 your identity by planting lice, which is true. 598 00:50:29,400 --> 00:50:31,720 You are not good enough sometimes. 599 00:50:31,720 --> 00:50:35,160 That is how we feel. You see, when you allow the 600 00:50:35,160 --> 00:50:39,640 devil to take control over your life, certain things begin to 601 00:50:41,000 --> 00:50:44,160 wind in your mind. He says you are not good enough. 602 00:50:44,160 --> 00:50:46,280 That is, you see why you begin to have these feelings? 603 00:50:46,520 --> 00:50:53,200 You should know that these are the force identities of the 604 00:50:53,200 --> 00:50:55,600 devil. These are the lines of the 605 00:50:55,640 --> 00:50:59,160 devil, that you are not good enough. 606 00:50:59,160 --> 00:51:04,080 No, you are mess up too much. You will never change. 607 00:51:05,480 --> 00:51:07,720 Hallelujah. So these are the force. 608 00:51:11,040 --> 00:51:15,160 These are the force lies of the enemy. 609 00:51:15,760 --> 00:51:19,720 But this morning I want you to know that when you accept Christ 610 00:51:20,120 --> 00:51:26,640 and the identity is being given to you, OK, in order for you to 611 00:51:26,640 --> 00:51:29,200 walk through it, you will see all these things. 612 00:51:29,200 --> 00:51:34,000 But the Bible is saying that when you begin to feel this, you 613 00:51:34,000 --> 00:51:36,120 must know that it is the worst of the enemy. 614 00:51:36,680 --> 00:51:41,800 So but God was tells you that. God tells you the truth, so the 615 00:51:41,800 --> 00:51:45,360 enemy will tell you that you are not good enough, you have messed 616 00:51:45,360 --> 00:51:50,840 up too much, you will never change, but God's Word tells you 617 00:51:51,160 --> 00:51:56,080 the truth. You are forgiven, choosing love, 618 00:51:56,160 --> 00:51:59,400 and secured in Christ. Amen. 619 00:51:59,960 --> 00:52:02,280 Please. Can you please say a very big 620 00:52:02,520 --> 00:52:09,040 Amen to this? So spiritual warfare often 621 00:52:09,040 --> 00:52:13,360 begins in the mind, as I said. So in your mind you begin to 622 00:52:13,360 --> 00:52:15,400 have this things. You must stand firm in your 623 00:52:15,400 --> 00:52:17,680 identity by declaring God's promise. 624 00:52:18,600 --> 00:52:20,080 Amen. So when you begin to have this 625 00:52:20,120 --> 00:52:24,520 thing in your mind, I'm not good enough, I have messed up my own 626 00:52:24,520 --> 00:52:27,440 life has not been forgiven. Begin to repict the devil. 627 00:52:27,640 --> 00:52:29,600 Begin to tell him that you, you are a liar. 628 00:52:29,960 --> 00:52:33,080 I resist you because I have new identity. 629 00:52:33,280 --> 00:52:35,400 That is what you should do as a believer. 630 00:52:35,960 --> 00:52:39,400 Hallelujah. So I am fearfully a wonderful 631 00:52:39,400 --> 00:52:41,000 mate. So the devil will tell when. 632 00:52:41,280 --> 00:52:45,920 When lies gives in, replace them with scripture, for example. 633 00:52:46,600 --> 00:52:48,720 I am worthless. That is why the devil will tell 634 00:52:48,720 --> 00:52:52,840 you you are worthless. But God want me to tell you this 635 00:52:52,840 --> 00:52:58,640 morning that you are fearfully and wonderful mate. 636 00:53:00,840 --> 00:53:04,280 You can say better than that. You can say better than that. 637 00:53:05,560 --> 00:53:13,720 So when society or the world defines you to be W, to be 638 00:53:13,720 --> 00:53:19,320 wordless, the identity that we received through Christ is 639 00:53:19,320 --> 00:53:22,120 saying that we are fearfully and wonderfully made. 640 00:53:23,160 --> 00:53:27,680 Amen. So we must reflect Christ to the 641 00:53:27,680 --> 00:53:30,360 world. As I said earlier on, in order 642 00:53:30,360 --> 00:53:34,280 for you to walk through the identities, you must reflect 643 00:53:34,280 --> 00:53:37,080 Christ. Your life must be seen. 644 00:53:37,680 --> 00:53:40,720 People must see you and say, yes, indeed, this is Christ. 645 00:53:41,040 --> 00:53:45,240 You know, one thing I say to myself is that, look, me, I can 646 00:53:45,240 --> 00:53:50,400 stand in front of my house. I can stand in front of my house 647 00:53:50,800 --> 00:53:55,000 and start preaching the gospel. The people that I live with, I 648 00:53:55,000 --> 00:54:01,160 can speak to them poorly because there is nothing for you to talk 649 00:54:01,160 --> 00:54:02,880 about me. I have not. 650 00:54:02,880 --> 00:54:07,280 I have No Fear in me or no shame in me to tell you the good news 651 00:54:07,480 --> 00:54:11,880 or the gospel of Christ. And that is your identity. 652 00:54:13,760 --> 00:54:15,480 That is the identity you have to carry. 653 00:54:16,400 --> 00:54:20,880 So you must reflect Christ. Your life must reflect Christ 654 00:54:21,480 --> 00:54:27,240 everywhere you find yourself. And when you have this, you'll 655 00:54:27,240 --> 00:54:30,840 be able to walk through the identity that God has given to 656 00:54:30,840 --> 00:54:38,880 you. Resting in God's grace. 657 00:54:39,360 --> 00:54:46,280 So I just want to end this by saying that everything that we 658 00:54:46,280 --> 00:54:57,880 are doing in order for us to walk through our identities, we 659 00:54:57,880 --> 00:55:03,560 must rest in God's grace. So let's say my grace is 660 00:55:03,560 --> 00:55:08,600 sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. 661 00:55:09,160 --> 00:55:12,000 Hallelujah. Second Corinthians chapter 12, 662 00:55:12,000 --> 00:55:15,360 verse 9. So you wouldn't always get it 663 00:55:15,360 --> 00:55:19,160 right, but your identity is not based on your performance. 664 00:55:19,200 --> 00:55:24,160 Listen as a believer, you might not, you might not always get it 665 00:55:24,160 --> 00:55:29,480 right, but your identity is not based on your performance. 666 00:55:29,720 --> 00:55:34,240 It is based on ghost and changing Greece. 667 00:55:34,560 --> 00:55:39,320 So whatever we do, it is not by our we cannot just do it on our 668 00:55:39,960 --> 00:55:42,720 on ourself. It's just true the grace of God 669 00:55:42,720 --> 00:55:44,600 that we'll be able to work through. 670 00:55:45,200 --> 00:55:50,960 So when you fall or when you fail or fall shots, return to 671 00:55:50,960 --> 00:55:55,920 God with humility. Hello fellow believers. 672 00:55:57,880 --> 00:56:02,840 An opportunity is given to us that whenever we fall, we must 673 00:56:02,840 --> 00:56:09,120 return to God with humility, His grace, pick us up, restore us, 674 00:56:10,160 --> 00:56:13,360 and remind us of who we are. Hallelujah. 675 00:56:14,080 --> 00:56:23,640 So my final thought is that you and I, we are. 676 00:56:24,480 --> 00:56:30,040 We are who God says we are. Turn and tell your neighbor, I 677 00:56:30,040 --> 00:56:37,560 am who God says I am. I am who God says I am. 678 00:56:40,000 --> 00:56:43,320 So you are who God says you are in Christ. 679 00:56:44,960 --> 00:56:47,520 I want you to point out your friend and say in Christ. 680 00:56:48,680 --> 00:56:55,760 In Christ you are love. In Christ you are love in 681 00:56:55,760 --> 00:56:59,040 Christ. You are chosen in Christ. 682 00:56:59,600 --> 00:57:04,840 You are forgiven in Christ. You are accepted in Christ. 683 00:57:05,160 --> 00:57:10,960 You are an empowered Hallelujah, and in Christ you have you have 684 00:57:10,960 --> 00:57:14,680 been set apart. You are different from the 685 00:57:14,760 --> 00:57:19,560 ordinary. This morning I want you to 686 00:57:19,560 --> 00:57:25,040 recognize your identity and work through it because you are not 687 00:57:25,040 --> 00:57:27,960 just an ordinary person. Please kindly be on your feet as 688 00:57:27,960 --> 00:57:30,400 you pray. Kindly be on your feet as you 689 00:57:30,480 --> 00:57:32,560 pray. Begin to tell God. 690 00:57:32,560 --> 00:57:36,280 Begin to talk to God. Begin to ask God to rewire your 691 00:57:36,280 --> 00:57:47,360 thinking and to re mode your way of doing things and the inside. 692 00:57:47,360 --> 00:57:51,240 To know your real identity you must know your real identity. 693 00:57:51,240 --> 00:57:55,320 You know your real identity. It is very, very difficult for 694 00:57:55,320 --> 00:57:59,040 you to work with God, but when you don't know your real 695 00:57:59,040 --> 00:58:01,440 identity, it becomes so difficult. 696 00:58:02,560 --> 00:58:04,320 So this one I want you to speak to God. 697 00:58:04,840 --> 00:58:09,880 Tell God to help you know what to go by your true identity. 698 00:58:10,200 --> 00:58:20,800 Begin to speak to God. Father, in the name of Jesus, 699 00:58:21,640 --> 00:58:25,600 you have given us the opportunity to become the 700 00:58:25,680 --> 00:58:30,080 children, Your children. You have given us an identity. 701 00:58:30,840 --> 00:58:34,840 Are you understand? Thank you for reminding us what 702 00:58:34,840 --> 00:58:38,600 we should do and who we are of this Jesus. 703 00:58:39,840 --> 00:58:42,800 We bless your Lord you have created and we pray the Lord 704 00:58:43,560 --> 00:58:45,200 will not be able to walk through the Lord and. 705 00:58:45,240 --> 00:58:51,720 You have told us. This privilege is that you will 706 00:58:51,760 --> 00:59:01,640 not be able to do it without you. 707 00:59:07,480 --> 00:59:15,520 To live by your identity, I've got to help you live to your 708 00:59:15,800 --> 00:59:47,280 identity. The. 709 01:00:20,000 --> 01:00:22,480 This morning the word of God has come unto you. 710 01:00:22,480 --> 01:00:25,880 Do you believe it? If you believe it, confess it. 711 01:00:26,120 --> 01:00:53,800 We are the. In the blood of Jesus. 712 01:00:55,840 --> 01:01:00,280 When he was speaking, he said that your body is a temple of 713 01:01:00,280 --> 01:01:03,680 the Holy Spirit. Do you believe it Coming today? 714 01:01:03,800 --> 01:01:19,560 Coming to stay. Shall you be on your feet? 715 01:01:20,240 --> 01:01:22,160 Just sing it in a prayerful mood. 716 01:01:40,280 --> 01:01:44,120 You are ambassadors of Christ. You believe it. 717 01:01:45,320 --> 01:01:48,680 You are ambassadors of Christ. Do you believe it? 718 01:01:49,760 --> 01:01:53,920 Do you believe it this morning to be like Jesus? 719 01:01:54,520 --> 01:02:00,600 All I ask is to be like Jesus. As ambassadors of Christ, we are 720 01:02:00,600 --> 01:02:20,200 expecting to be like Jesus. To Jesus to be like Jesus eyes 721 01:02:20,200 --> 01:02:37,240 to be. Like Jesus, all I ask is to be 722 01:02:37,920 --> 01:03:00,240 like through all I journey from and to glory, All I ask is to be 723 01:03:00,240 --> 01:03:03,760 like He. To be like Jesus. 724 01:03:07,440 --> 01:03:24,800 To be like Jesus, all I ask is to be like true. 725 01:03:29,960 --> 01:03:43,200 All I turn to glory, all I to me like. 726 01:03:44,880 --> 01:04:03,520 You throughout life journey. From back to glory to me like. 727 01:04:06,360 --> 01:04:18,160 You. Spirit of 728 01:04:32,040 --> 01:04:36,800 Jesus. The beauty of. 729 01:04:52,520 --> 01:05:02,600 Jesus. This morning, as the Word of God 730 01:05:02,600 --> 01:05:07,920 has come unto us, I want you to ponder upon the Word of God. 731 01:05:10,840 --> 01:05:14,960 We've been made to understand, to know our real identity. 732 01:05:15,840 --> 01:05:18,840 Do you know it? Do you believe it? 733 01:05:19,200 --> 01:05:24,320 Do you leave it? This morning, God, through His 734 01:05:24,320 --> 01:05:29,080 Word, is trying to remind us of our real identity. 735 01:05:30,480 --> 01:05:34,000 It could be that some of us have forgotten about our real 736 01:05:34,000 --> 01:05:38,800 identity. It could be that some of us are 737 01:05:38,800 --> 01:05:45,560 not leaving our right identity. It could be that some of us 738 01:05:45,560 --> 01:05:47,520 might have forgotten about ourselves. 739 01:05:48,680 --> 01:05:54,120 But this morning turns me to God that through His way, He's 740 01:05:54,120 --> 01:05:58,640 reminding us of who He has made us. 741 01:05:59,520 --> 01:06:03,040 And even as He's reminding us, do you believe it? 742 01:06:03,600 --> 01:06:37,840 You accept it. Shall we humbly resume our 743 01:06:37,840 --> 01:06:40,920 seats? We invite a brother and a sister 744 01:06:40,920 --> 01:06:45,480 to come and pray. A brother and a sister to come 745 01:06:45,480 --> 01:07:10,880 and pray. Of Jesus we see. 746 01:07:16,720 --> 01:07:20,480 Father, we are so grateful to You for Your word that has come 747 01:07:20,480 --> 01:07:25,440 to us this morning. It is a quick reminder of what 748 01:07:25,440 --> 01:07:29,400 we are and who we are. In You we say your name be 749 01:07:29,400 --> 01:07:32,320 glorified forever and ever and ever. 750 01:07:33,000 --> 01:07:35,880 Thank you for reminding us of who we are. 751 01:07:35,920 --> 01:07:40,560 In you we pray in the name of Jesus that if perhaps due to 752 01:07:40,560 --> 01:07:44,800 some reasons we have lost our identity, we pray that by the 753 01:07:44,800 --> 01:07:47,880 grace that is in the name of Jesus, Father, bring 754 01:07:47,880 --> 01:07:52,200 restoration. We pray that Father let us work 755 01:07:52,240 --> 01:07:55,800 in these identities, because without these identities we are 756 01:07:55,800 --> 01:07:58,520 nobody. We thank You for Your word and 757 01:07:58,520 --> 01:08:01,640 we are grateful. Commit the speaker into your 758 01:08:01,640 --> 01:08:05,480 hands that continue to give him more grace to minister Your Word 759 01:08:05,480 --> 01:08:08,600 powerfully in the mighty name of Jesus, Amen. 760 01:08:12,440 --> 01:08:15,040 Most gracious Lord, we thank You this morning. 761 01:08:15,400 --> 01:08:17,560 We thank you for your word that has come. 762 01:08:18,080 --> 01:08:20,920 Father, Lord, your word makes us understand that when your word 763 01:08:20,920 --> 01:08:25,319 comes, it cleanses. Father, Lord, in any way that we 764 01:08:25,319 --> 01:08:28,920 are falling short of our identity, Father, Lord, as your 765 01:08:28,920 --> 01:08:33,359 word has come, O God Almighty, may you strengthen and help us 766 01:08:33,359 --> 01:08:35,840 in those areas in the name of Jesus. 767 01:08:36,240 --> 01:08:38,439 With our strength, Lord, we will fill. 768 01:08:38,680 --> 01:08:41,399 That is why we have you, Holy Spirit with us. 769 01:08:41,640 --> 01:08:43,880 We pray that may you quicken us once more. 770 01:08:44,359 --> 01:08:48,200 May you quicken us once more, Lord Jesus, that we will be like 771 01:08:48,200 --> 01:08:53,399 you, that we will reflect you in all our endeavors wherever we 772 01:08:53,399 --> 01:08:56,200 go. In the mighty name of Jesus, 773 01:08:56,359 --> 01:08:59,399 Lord, we thank you. Lord, we bless your name. 774 01:08:59,680 --> 01:09:07,840 In Jesus name, Amen. Hallelujah this morning we are 775 01:09:07,840 --> 01:09:11,319 blessed and I want us to stretch forth our hands and bless our 776 01:09:11,319 --> 01:09:14,640 elder order. God bless you and more.